What casing for camers in the water?

[morecruise4me]

We want to take pictures while snorkeling, but don't want to spend a lot of money. I've seen some waterproof "aquapac" bags advertised. Has anyone used them and do they really keep the water out? I know it's not going to be as good as a hard casing made for the camera, but how well do they really work?

[Oolala]

I've used the Aquapac and had no problems. Also, purchased the Aquapac for money and passport and no water gets in at all. In addition to that I tried the waterprood disposables and was impressed.

[nashwl]

If you are just snorkeling you can get the underwater disposable cameras. They are usually fine for depths from 6-10 feet. If you arent diving, you dont have to worry about the pressure crushing a disposal waterproof camera.

 

Plus if you dropped a 8-dollar camera I doubt you would care as much as your nice one if you didnt have a diver capable of fetching it for you, haha.

[DiveCruiser]

If all you are doing is snorkeling take a desposable one, they work good till about 20 below the surface.

 

Bob

[cruzegirl]

I wouldn't put any camera of value in an Aquapac. Have seen to many folks lose their cameras and most complain of crummy photos. Not worth it in my opinion. By a camera with a housing or a disposable one. Much safer.